Spade.



E. M. SKINNER.

SPADB.

APPLICATION rum) MAY 9, 1908.

926, 1 46. Patented June 29, 1909.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOI? mum d ATTORNEYS M. SKINNER, OF NEW, YORK, N, Y.

EADE

Application filed 9 Pntented June H9, 1909.

Serial 131,7711

.T 0 all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known. that I, Enwm' "M, SIiINNEl-Z, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Fort Wadsworth Staten island, borough and county of Richmond, city and State of New York, have invented certain new end useful Improvements in Spades, oi which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to spades and for its object to provide s spade which is especially adapted for use in dig; t eneheza in meadows or niarshlsnds. it has very diilicuit in digging-s of this after and the features of novelty will he pointed out in the append claim.

Reference is to he had to the accompany-- ing drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a face view of my improved p deand Fi 2 is a side view thereof partly in section.

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The spade comprises a handle A which is attached to the blade B in any suitable manner. The blade B, it desired, may he provlded with a pointed cutting end C and may further be provided with side cutting menibers D. The cutting edges of these members 1') preferably extend i'iuWDYW only at an angle and the upper edges Lhereo f upwardly so as to minimize the danger of. the said members D being bent when the s ade is used. The said spade may further .20 provided with side flanges F which extend. from the upper portion of the blade to a point above each cutting member D. I have shown and described a spade oi this Pitl'hlCll" lar description in my application for a patent filed in the United. States Patent oilice on or about Jluiuery 30th, 1.908, Ser. No. 4.13,;l00. Openings or perforations E are provided in the upper portion of the blade B so as to permitthe ingress of air to the space lie-hind the blade which is formed as the spade is moved by the Workmm to rermwc the sod, so that it is inipo, ,ihle for a vacuum to form to retard the removal of the i.

it is be uruiicrsicmi thut the vacuum above mentioned is ii'nrmed :is the spade is swung to remove the. sod and miless it is de- SiJfUjfOd. it is impossible to lift the sod from spade with openings us in the present case, air rushes through as the spade is inonipw latvd and it is impossible for it vacuum to form. All resist-nice is thus :nitomaticnlly overcome and it is very easy to ren'iove the sod. from the trcncl'i with my tool.

ii claim:

A digging tool comprising a blade lie-vin R} (:lill!'0$; therein, cutting members formed thereon and projecting outwardly therefrom, the cutting edges of said members exlending downwardly at an angle and the upper edges being inclined upwardly at an angle, and side flanges extending along the sides of said. blade from the upper portion thereof to point above the cutting memhers.

In Witness whereof I ha ve licrcui'ito set my hand u} the presence oi two subscribing witnesses this (3th day of lrloy 1.908

EDWIN M. STINNER.

li itnesses JOHN A. lgminumsucic, JouN Lo'rim.

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